Flood, Posey
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Posey forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.022, -87.868 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flooding in Indiana, January 23 to 31, 1999
Very heavy rains from a succession of March-like storm system caused the Ohio River to rise above flood stage. 6 feet on the 26th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PAH wrote it up.
Very heavy rains from a succession of March-like storm system caused the Ohio River to rise above flood stage. At Newburgh Lock and Dam, the river crested at 42.6 feet on the 26th. Flood stage there is 38 feet. At Mt. Vernon, where flood stage is 35 feet, the crest occurred on the 30th at 39.9 feet. At these stages, flooding is mainly confined to farmland. Some roads west and southwest of Mount Vernon were threatened.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
3 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Flood, Spencer
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Spencer forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.014, -87.008 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flood, Warrick
- When
- January 23, 2:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Warrick forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.092, -87.272 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Flood
- Flooding that develops more slowly than a flash flood: rivers leaving their banks, or water standing over land for an extended time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, January 23, 1999
- Avalanche in Colorado, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Kentucky, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in New York, January 23 to 28, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 27, 1999
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in Virginia, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flash Flood in Ohio, January 23, 1999
- Flood in Ohio, January 23 to 26, 1999
- Heavy Snow in California, January 23 to 24, 1999
- Flood and Damaging Wind in Georgia, January 23, 1999
More
Every storm in Indiana in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Indiana, January 1999
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5680471, 5680472, 5680473.